Norman Van Aken - Time Out Market

There are the people’s chefs, there are the chef’s chefs, and then there’s Norman Van Aken. A Florida veteran who was conquering “local” cuisine well before it was the buzzword on every menu in Miami, he has racked up James Beard Awards and an entire state of loyal customers. But Van Aken isn’t even close to being done yet, as he recently proved with Three, his phenomenal Wynwood restaurant that, once again, placed him atop a city in which the culinary competition grows fiercer every day (Van Aken parted ways with Three in early June). K’West, his concept inside Time Out Market Miami, is a delicious retrospective of dishes the chef hatched along his winding journey, from his hometown of Diamond Lake, Illinois, to the Florida Keys, his adopted home.

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Bollos - $8
Cuban style black-eyed pea fritters, red pepper jelly

Shrimp ceviche ‘salsa of life’ - $14
Tomato, citrus, charred peppers, popcorn

Cayo Hueso conch chowder - $12

Papaya BBQ duck meatballs - $18
Lettuce wraps, chile-dusted chicharrones & fresh lime

Stock Island fish sandwich - $18
Lemon tartar sauce, coleslaw

Rhum & pepper painted fish - $21
Mango mojo, boniato mash

Pork belly Havana - $18
Tropical fruit chutney, plantain crema

‘Bahama Village’ Key lime pie - $8
Gingersnap cookie crust, torched meringue